“you just want to borrow them.” she ( jokingly ) glared, corners of her mouth lifting into a soft smirk.
“dramatic, eventful— whatever you want to call it.” she shrugged, flipping to the next page of the magazine. “maybe we should leave newport.”
nudging her back gently, a small smile tugged at the corner of her lips as she leaned back against the pillows.
“ four new purses? you’ll have to show me! hey, my life is not dramatic. it’s just… eventful. i’d actually love a boring week for once. ”
“then i guess i’ll never stop saying it.”
she nudged her best friend playfully with a small smile, fingers idly fidgeting with the corners of the pages.
“you didn’t miss anything. well, not really. i bought four new purses. but you’re the one with the dramatic life, coop.”
“ only about a thousand times, but i never get tired of hearing it. ”
smiling softly, she settles down beside her with the ice cream, peeking briefly at the magazines.
“ okay, what did i miss? ”
she let out a tiny satisfied hum, turning her attention back to the drama that was ensuing on the screen in front of them.
after getting far too engrossed— ( and summer answering every single question he asked ) they had finished an entire season.
the screen faded
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100 % serious , actually .
finally realizing that maybe he’s in the wrong here , he mumbles out a little ——- “ . . . true . “ … before deciding to shut up and watch with her .
to his surprise , the show * is somewhat addicting & he can’t
“coop, have i ever told you how much i love you? because it’s a lot.”
she’s wasting no time grabbing at the magazines, immediately flipping through the pages.
and she’s glaring again, head tilted— surely he wasn’t serious, right?
he was absolutely serious. she took a breath and counted to ten in her head before replying.
“cohen. i was watching the valley. alone. and ( you ) interrupted ( me ).”
“ well , i DID say so , but ——- “ pausing . realizing that she’s being sarcastic , seth slowly nods his head ——- beginning to catch on . “ good one . now , seriously .. can we PLEASE watch something else ? “
she pressed her palm to his shoulder, pushing him hard— not hard enough to hurt . . that bad. force of habit.
“ohhh, a radioactive spider. sure. why didn’t you just say so? that makes total sense!” the sarcasm HEAVY.
“ mhm . super romantic . i wouldn’t know Anything about that .. “ sassy little eye roll , now looking more offended than ever following her critique about the superhero .
“ it’s because he got bit by a spider , summer . pretty self
she can’t comprehend his confusion— it made perfect sense in her mind. but maybe that was because she had seen every episode a billion times.
aaand now she’s frowning, disappointed in his lack of enthusiasm.
“unrequited love is like, the saddest thing ever.
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he looks Really confused . well , he IS really confused . but still ! this is … a lot .
“ uhhh … that doesn’t sound romantic ? like ———- at all ?! .. besides , this makes like .. literally no sense . you know what DOES make sense ?
“you would know what was happening if you paid attention and stopped asking so many questions.” she shot him a glare. this was serious. well, to her it was.
“her stalker is her ex boyfriend’s twin brother who is secretly in love with her.” as if that had cleared
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“ keep up ??? how am i supposed to keep up when i have no idea what’s happening ???!??!? “ mildly offended , looking at her like he’s not the problem here . “ … also——- why does she have a stalker ? to be honest , april doesn’t
she had already been holding her breath, anticipating this very moment— cue the dramatic huff, grabbing the remote to pause the scene.
“april ( just ) found out that jake kissed her best friend at a party. oh, and she also has a stalker. keep up, cohen.”
she knows him too well . cue a finger pointing to the tv as a brow raises , ready to ask a million questions . “ what’s happening there ? why are they fighting ? “
maybe he’d know if he was paying attention . but , obviously, he wasn’t .
( she signalled for him to lead the way. following close behind begrudgingly, arms folded like a petulant child. it wasn’t exactly her idea of heaven, but surely she could survive five minutes. )
i highly doubt that unless the comic book store is called victoria’s secret.
( a sad & tired face as she criticizes his choice of store soon morphs to an excited expression when she agrees to go . it’s not like she had a choice .. besides , he was going in there with her bags anyways . )
great . you are +
( cue the look of sheer disgust, lips parted, brows furrowed. )
there’s a store for that? ew.
( then, she paused. watching him willingly hold her ridiculous amount of bags, letting out a defeated sigh. )
fine. five minutes.
( groaaaaannnn . he’s trying his best .. he really is . . . but Wow are these bags heavy .. )
whatever . also ——- if you’re gonna be here for a while , you should at leaaaasssst come with me to the comic book store . ( shrugging ! )
exactly. that’s why i always need new clothes. keep up!
( the very fact he was still standing in the mall was enough enduring any human could possibly achieve. she glared at him as if it was common sense, clapping her hands together. )
( he most definitely lacks that special endurance . actually ——- he just lacks endurance . point blank period . )
you have so much to wear ?? you’re wearing a new thing every time i see you ?????
okay— but i have nothing to wear!
( she’s frowning, arms folded stubbornly. shopping with summer required a special kind of endurance. )
do you want ice cream or not?